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Drums? - Belief Statistics Topic

Were drums used at this service? [ARDA Note: Please see DRUMS in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DRUMS)
Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))


Drums? by Political ideology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes28.9%
791
36.2%
612
32.7%
163
31.8%
1566
86
No71.1%
1947
63.8%
1078
67.3%
335
68.2%
3360
164
Missing45551337815
Total 100%
2738
100%
1690
100%
498
 
4926

Drums? by Year

 19982006-200720122018-2019TotalMissing
Yes19.8%
226
32.5%
489
34.3%
455
40.8%
491
32.1%
1661
0
No80.2%
914
67.5%
1017
65.7%
872
59.2%
711
67.9%
3514
0
Missing7345461280
Total 100%
1140
100%
1506
100%
1327
100%
1202
 
5175

Drums? by Region

 New England or Mid-AtlanticEast North Central or West North CentralSouth Atlantic, East South Central or West South CentralMountain or PacificTotalMissing
Yes20.7%
135
26.9%
325
36.8%
918
34.5%
284
32.1%
1662
0
No79.3%
518
73.1%
881
63.2%
1576
65.5%
540
67.9%
3515
0
Missing353050131280
Total 100%
653
100%
1206
100%
2494
100%
824
 
5177

Drums? by Religion

 Roman CatholicWhite conservative, evangelical or fundamentalistBlack ProtestantWhite liberal or moderateNon-ChristianTotalMissing
Yes17.6%
57
29.9%
715
66.4%
712
12.3%
138
14.9%
40
32.1%
1662
0
No82.4%
266
70.1%
1675
33.6%
360
87.7%
987
85.1%
228
67.9%
3516
0
Missing37211527281280
Total 100%
323
100%
2390
100%
1072
100%
1125
100%
268
 
5178

Drums? by Theology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes30.1%
916
36.5%
538
27.0%
140
31.7%
1594
43
No69.9%
2124
63.5%
936
73.0%
378
68.3%
3438
91
Missing49511626212
Total 100%
3040
100%
1474
100%
518
 
5032

Notes

The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. The 2006-07 NCS sample includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. The 2012 NCS includes an oversample of Hispanic congregations. The 2018-19 NCS includes a subset of congregations that also were interviewed in 2012. The NCS Wave I-II Panel Dataset is also available from the ARDA. The Wave III-IV Panel Dataset will be available soon.

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